Stereolab: Classic or Dud

Looking forward to seeing them at the Moth Club on the 29th.

Hope the first album gets a repress.

i dunno, i think Cobra and Phases is pretty good

It's just really long.

It's their best..:after Sound Dust, of course.

It's just really long.

― Austin, Monday, May 16, 2016 9:24 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah it really is

the production feels thin, like the harpsichord is too high in the mix and the midrange is boosted or something, but it's atmospheric as fuck, especially italian shoes continuum and puncture in the radak permutation. sean o'hagan's blippy period is all over this.

I do love the string arrangements on it.

in fact dots & loops/cobra & phases/cold & bouncy/snowbug is probably my favourite album grouping of the '90s xp

The flutes on "Hallucinex" are my favorite lil' flourish

^^

I stumbled across this in spotify the other day:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3XHQrt9v5FXNUN9Zchkscn

I don't usually go for tribute albums, but this is really good! Interesting group of performers and a song selection that dips into a bunch of deep cuts.

is there a treasure trove of Stereolab tabs (specifically bass tabs) that's on a fan site or forum? there's very little on ultimate guitar etc.

ha if you find anything let me know cuz I went through a big period a few years ago where I was trying to find guitar tabs/tuning guides/transcriptions for Stereolab stuff and for the most part couldn't find a fucking thing and just ended up trying to figure stuff out by ear. For a band that sounds like they use a lot of odd tuning and unusual chord voicings that I would think guitar/tech dorks would be into, there was shockingly little out there.

@TheRealYLT
Yes that was "Crest" by Stereolab being played just now at the Grizzlies/ Spurs game

wow, hope they played the whole thing, would that be sufficient to clear out the arena during the offs?

I posted this on the JO thread:

Jenny Ondioline - POO minute

Tim is in an Asus2 modal tuning for Jenny Ondioline.

xp yeah Shakey it's maddening - the chords for 'Cybele's Reverie' are pretty good, and that Cmaj7 chord sounds especially Stereolab-y, so I've been messing around with maj7 chords with other songs and trying to figure stuff out by ear. Metronomic Underground and Outer Bongolia were really easy to figure out on bass, gonna figure out Come and Play in the Milky Night later today. i've never made any tabs ever, i feel like i should start giving back and contributing to a site like ultimate guitar that has given me so much.

tons of maj7ths and sus chords, yeah

the chords for "Fuses" remain a mystery - that's the one I really want to figure out.

Chords? You can't even find proper lyrics.

There used to be loads of guitar tabs on Web 1.0 fan sites but those geocities have all gradually been eroded by the sands of time. Found this on the groop official forum though, in case any use to you. Mostly the older, funny ones.

Stereolab Tabs
Special note : I’ve written these tabs on the english way. Some tabs can be modified, this is just the way I’ve interpreted the songs. I presume you do know the rhythm of these songs, so just follow the music! Finally, I’m a French guy, so be nice at my English :D

- Super-Electric
Verse : A – D
Chorus : A – C – D – C

- Changer
Verse : Alternate “C-G” and “G-C”. main : “C-G”
Chorus : C-G ( -D or D7 ) – G  play twice

- Golden Ball
All song : Ex3-D

- The way will be opening
Verse : D ( -A ) – G ( -A )
Chorus : F-C-G-D, end on D-G
Last chorus : end on D-G-D

- Doubt
Main : G-F#m
“Chorus” : A-G-G-F#m
End of the song : ( G-D ) x 4 , G

- The light that will cease to fail
Main : A-D-A
“Chorus” : F#m – A – D – A

- Contact
Intro : A – D
Main : D – C ( - D ) – C ( or G ) – D, A ( - G# ) - A

- High Expectation
Repeat and alternate : D – C
Sometimes, “G – D – C “ pops up
End : ( F – C – D ) x2, F – C – G – D – F – C - D

- John Cage Bubblegum
All song : D – F – C – G

- Eloge d’Eros
Verse : A – G – A (or Ax3 – G – A )
Chorus : D – G – A
End : A – G – A (end on A)

- Mellotron/Harmonium
Main : D
Chorus : Em

- Farfisa
Main : A
Chorus : D

- Lo Boob Oscilator
Main 1st Part : E –A – B
Main 2nd Part : E

- Pack Yr Romantic Mind
Main 1 (intro) : C – F#m – D – G
Main 2 (Before the “chorus”) : C – F#m – D
“Chorus” : B – C – B – Em

- Brittle
Verse : B – E
Chorus : B – E – A - E

- French Disko
Verse : Cm – Bb – G#
Chorus : Cm – Bb (repeat as necessary)

- Tone Burst
Verse : G –F
“Chorus” : Eb – D

- Tone Burst (Country)
Verse : A – G
Chorus : F – E

- The Seeming and The Meaning
I use Capo fret 4
Verse : E – A
Chorus : E – G – A – G

- The Groop Played Chord X
Capo fret 2
All song : ( D – E – G ) x3 – E – G – A

- I’m Going Out of My Way
Main : C – G
Verse : Am – Bm

- Peng 33
Intro & Chorus : F# - B – G#m –B
Verse : F# - G#m – Bbm – B

- Jenny Ondioline

Part1 : Capo fret 1
Intro : C – Bb – G – Am – G – F
Verse : F x2 – G – F
Before chorus : ( C – Bb )
Chorus : F – Bb

Part 2 : ( Without Capo )
Intro & “Chorus” : E – F#m – D – Bm
Verse : E x2 – F#m – E – D – Bm

- The brush descends the length
All song : Ex2-C-F

- Spark Plug
Verse : Am – D
Chorus : D – E – C – G

- Pinball
Verse : A – C#m – D – F
“Chorus” : A-D-C#m-F

- Allures
Classic : E-C-D-F
My version : E-C-D-C#m

- Freestyle Dumpling
Verse : G – A
Chorus : Bb – C
Note : The chorus appears at the end of the verse and before it begins (the chorus)

- Escape Pod ( From The World of Medical Observations )
All song : C – Bb

- Baby Lulu
Capo fret 3
Intro : ( Em – F ) x2 – G – Am  three times
Chorus : Em – F – G – F or Am – Em – F – G – Em
Verse : Em x3 – F – G – F – Em - ( Bb – G ) x2 – F
Bridge : Dm – G – Dm –A – C – A – C – C – Bb – G# - G  twice
End of the song : Bb – G – Bb – G – Bb – F – G

- Margerine Rock
Verse : B – A – B
Chorus : D –G – A – B – F# - E – A – B

- Neon Beanbag
Intro : ( Bb – G# - Gm – Fm ) x2 , ( Fm – Bb – Gm – G# ) play this twice
Verse : ( G# - Gm – G# - Bb ) x2
“Chorus” : ( Fm – G# - G# - Gm ) x2
Bridge : ( Fm – Bb – Gm – G# ) x2
Final : G# - Cm – Gm – Cm

sweet, thanks so much! i figured there were some hiding out on dead webpages.

heyo!

nice, thanks

this is pretty cool, Stereolab covers comp from Argentina
http://fuegoamigodiscos.com.ar/catalogoacordesuno.html

Is Stereolab the band ILM most agrees on as classic rather than dud? I think it is.

Top Ilx bands : mbv, stereolab

may i point out the absolutely insane moment at 2:35 in this performance of Ping Pong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waltJ8nVVN4

did any of y'all ever see them do this live?? first video I've ever seen where I can feel how loud everyone says they were

..

and that hard panning? holy shit

They could definitely crank it out at times

just noticed Laetitia has her fingers in her ears when they launch off

not music has disappeared off apple music. so fucking sick of this happening.

yes flappy i've seen them do ping pong live - and they indeed can rock the shit out of a venue.

They played Jenny Ondioline (full) which was money

That rules! Bummed I'll never get to see them, though they made so much music, it'll take me years to absorb it all. Cobra is the only LP I know by heart.

Monade opened for them lol

Never say never, my friend.

they were a surprisingly great live band

I saw them a bunch through the 90s and they were loud as shit. Sometimes those synths and organs were ear-piercingly loud, and Andy hit the drums super hard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMs2YEbZ9oQ

^ Yeah!

Stereolab and Spiritualized were two bands that blew me away live. I think what made Stereolab impressive live is the switch from their space age bachelor pad shtick to the mono rock heaviness. Clearly they could dip in and out of any era with a startling command. One of those shows where you can close your eyes and be transported

It did seriously bum me hearing Mary replaced with a horn, but it was a tribute to her in an affectionate way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv0f8sELf5Y

Got to see one of the later live shows, but would have loved to have seen that Sonic Youth/Stereolab tour in 2000.

First time I ever saw 'em -- and so very glad somebody recorded this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE4CBKerRNs

i only recently got into stereolab in the past year but fell for them hard. when i told my friend i was totally into them he said "well i bet you wish you'd gone with me to that stereolab/espers show, eh?"

WHY YES I DO WISH I'D HAVE GONE TO SEE TWO OF MY FAVORITES THAT I WILL PROBABLY NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO SEE AGAIN

lol they are so young in that UCI clip. And Tim actually hops up and down

i think this is the oldest video of them out there, before Mary joined. whoever was filming zooms in on the bulletin board behind them, where there's a "FEMALE SINGER WANTED" sign :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waavrYs8vSA

There are a few other videos from right around that time (if not slightly earlier), based on the line-up. The clips of Changer/Orgiastic/Contact at the top of this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeWPnyT2WYQ-5-z71RsvVcbyQBh1T6xK2

so did anyone buy one of the 100 copies of "Eaten Horizons Or The Electrocution Of Rock"?

― zappi, Thursday, October 25, 2007 7:50 AM (nine years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i love youtube so much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGBF9aZkum8

0:00 Crest
2:10 John Cage Bubblegum
3:46 Mountain Instrumental
5:12 Reich Song
8:11 Cybele's Reverie Pt. 1
9:33 Cybele's Reverie Pt. 2
11:04 French Disko
13:44 Happy Pop Song
15:37 Jenny Ondioline
19:28 Lucia Pamela (ICC)
23:04 NWW Drone Instrumental
25:08 Plastic Pulse One
26:48 Plastic Pulse Two
27:35 Plastic Pulse Three
28:32 Plastic Pulse Four
29:43 Sad Chicago Organ
32:27 Brigitte Pt. 1
34:21 Brigitte Pt. 2
35:35 Infinity Girl Pt. 1
36:32 Infinity Girl Pt. 2
38:13 Cobra Tune
39:30 Heavy Munich
41:07 ZigZag Song
44:38 Monday Song

ha, "Cobra Tune" has the exact same guitar line as "Sweet Adeline" by Elliott Smith, the only unintentional musical quote i can think of by Stereolab

thanks!

That's a fine album.